Dua for parents
Short answerQuranic supplications for living and deceased parents: “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small” and “Our Lord, forgive me and my parents.” Honouring parents is among the greatest acts of worship, and praying for them is among the best ways to do so.
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وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرٗا
Rabbir-ḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaghīrā.
My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.
Part of kindness to parents is praying for them to receive mercy.
Al-Isra 17:24رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلۡحِسَابُ
Rabbanagh-fir lī wa liwālidayya wa lil-mu'minīna yawma yaqūmul-ḥisāb.
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established.
The dua of Ibrahim.
Ibrahim 14:41وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۖ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرۡهٗا وَوَضَعَتۡهُ كُرۡهٗاۖ وَحَمۡلُهُۥ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ ثَلَٰثُونَ شَهۡرًاۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرۡبَعِينَ سَنَةٗ قَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَيَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَٰلِحٗا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَصۡلِحۡ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِيٓۖ إِنِّي تُبۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
Rabbi awzi'nī an ashkura ni'mataka allatī an'amta 'alayya wa 'alā wālidayya wa an a'mala ṣāliḥan tarḍāh.
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and my parents, and to do righteousness that pleases You.
A supplication of a person who has reached maturity and forty years.
Al-Ahqaf 46:15
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Texts and translations are under scholarly review.
How can I honour my parents after they pass away?
By praying and seeking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their promises, keeping ties with their friends, and giving charity on their behalf. (See Muslim 1631)